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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 12,073RESOLUTION NO. 12,073 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE PROPOSED REGIONAL AIR QUALITY STRATEGY B AND AIR MANAGEMENT PROCESS WHEREAS, Air Pollution is a major threat to health of residents in the City of National City, and WHEREAS, the Clean Air Act of 1970 requires that actions be taken to reduce photochemical oxidants and other air pollutants, and WHEREAS, the Transportation Control Plan promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency to improve air quality aroused substantial public opposition, and WHEREAS, the San Diego Air Quality Planning Team has studied the problem of Air Pollution and has evaluated alternative strategies for controlling it; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of National City hereby approves the proposed Regional Air Quality Strategy B and Air Management Process as shown in Attachments 1 through 3 with the following exceptions: 1. That the cities of the South Bay be given par- ticipation on the "Air Program Management Committee" outlined in Attachment 2; 2. That the "enforcement" powers of the Air Program Management Committee, as discussed in item 5 of Attachment 2, shall be advisory only; 3. That consistent with support of "Strategy B", Attachment 4 is not supported. Tactic T-1 is not to be in- corporated; 4. That all references to CPO authority to limit or overrule city land use management decisions must be deleted. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is inappropriate at this time to include tactics in the Regional Air Quality Strat- egy B to reduce pollution which may be transported into San Diego from the South Coast Air Basin by meteorological forces. However, additional research into such pollutant transport (which APCD research suggests may be the cause of all occur- rences of .20 ppm oxidant or higher) should be included as a part of the Regional Air Quality Strategy B, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the state and federal governments are hereby strongly encouraged to apply evaporative and process loss controls similar to those being proposed here- in for San Diego to other air basins so that San Diego will not be at a competitive economic disadvantage due to our strong local action to clean up the air. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of June, 1976. ATTEST: ATTACHMENT ). PROPOSED REGIONAL AIR QUALITY STRATEGY TACTIC NUMBER* TACTIC NAME* P2 Surface Cleaning P3, P4 Surface Coating P9 Gasoline Volatility Reduction M3 California' Emissions Standards for Light Duty Vehicles M4 California 5/25 Exhaust Emissions Standards and Evaporative standard for Heavy Duty Vehicles M7, M9 Additional Evaporative Emissions Controls on New Light Duty Vehicles P1 Dry Cleaners M1 Inspection and Maintenance of On -Road Vehicles M5 California Emissions Standards for Street Motorcycles T3 Communications and Home Goods Delivery T7 Maximum Bicycle System A2 Evaporative Controls on New General Aviation Aircraft M14 Emission Standards for Off -Road Heavy Duty Vehicles Equal to 5/25 Standard for On -Road, Heavy Duty Vehicles *See Final Report for complete definition of tactics Attachment 1--7 -2- TACTIC NUMBER * TACTIC NAME * T2 Maximum Carpools/Vanpools with Incentives X2 Home Utilities Engines P7.** Gasoline Vapor Recovery at 95% Coordinated Land Use and Transportation Actions Research into pollutant transport from the South Coast Air Basin is included as a part of this strategy. * See Final Report for complete definition of tactics ** See Attachment 3, clarification of proposed tactic *** See Attachment 4, description of proposed process ATTACHMENT 2 PROPOSED AIR MANAGEMENT PROCESS 1. The responsibility and authority of existing agencies will be used to carry out the Regional Air Quality Strategy (RAQS); no new agencies will be created. 2. The Air Pollution Control District (APCD) will be responsible for air pollution monitoring: emissions inventorying; meteorological analysis; operation of air quality models; and investigation, implementation, and enforcement of technological controls. 3. The cities in San Diego County, the County of San Diego, the Comprehensive Planning Organization (CPO), the Unified Port District, and other appropriate agencies will include air quality considerations in all land use and transportation actions subject to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) by addressing consistency with the RAQS as part of required Environmental Impact Reports. 4. The CPO will be responsible for providing liaison among the cities and others involved in carrying out and/or updating the Regional Air Quality Strategy. The CPO will be responsible for providing coordination between the Section 208 Water Quality Planning Program and the implementation and/or up- dating of the Regional Air Quality Strategy. 5. An Air Quality Program Management Committee* will be responsible for coordinating all phases of implementation, enforcement, and revision of the RAQS. This responsibility includes: (a) setting overall direction for implementing the RAQS, (b) monitoring progress -of RAQS implementation and enforcement, (c) assuring that implementation takes place or that non -implementation is brought to the attention of other agencies and the public, (d) resolving or pursuing resolution of conflicts which arise during the implementation and/or revision of the. RAQS, (e) identifying needs for revision of the RAQS and setting over- all direction for such revisions. The Air Quality Program Management Committee will be composed of designated representa- tives of the Air Pollution Control Board, the Comprehensive Planning Organization, the County of San Diego, and the City of San Diego. The Air Quality Program Management Committee will annually select a chairman from among its members. The Air Quality Program Management Committee may adopt rules of procedure as it deems necessary. 6. The Air Quality Program Management Committee will prepare a * Formerly known as the Air Quality Intermediate Management Group Attachment 2? -2- detailed work program for the implementation and/or revision of the RAQS. This work program will contain details of the activities, commitments, and staff assignments expected of affected agencies. The work program will seek reasonable re- imbursement to these agencies through appropriate, grant funds including those of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The work program assignments will be made on a functional basis, e.g. the APCD will provide technical air quality analysis, the CPO will provide growth projections and prepare transportation plans and coordinate efforts of the affected general purpose governments and special districts, County and city governments will carry out those actions for which they are lead agency as defined in the RAQS and CEQA as needed. The Air Quality Program Management Committee may establish ad hoc task forces composed of staff from various agencies. The Air Quality Planning Team, as currently constituted with a project supervisor, will not continue. 7. The CPO will appoint one person to act as staff to the Air Quality Program Management Committee, to act under the direction and supervision of the Chairman consistent with actions of the Committee. ATTACHMENT 3 CLARIFICATION -OF TACTIC P7, VAPOR RECOVERY AT 95% Tactic P7 calls for an increase in the control of vapors in the storage and transfer of gasoline from 90% (present rule) to 95%, in 1985. As indicated in the description of P7 in the Air Quality Planning Team Final Report, it is quite possible that no significant hardware changes would be involved. Processing units that have been tested by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) indicate that a 95% efficiency or greater can be achieved. The •problems with the systems are reliability and collection efficiency at the vehicle. Reliability is improving as minor technical problems are resolved . Reliability can be maintained with an active enforcement program, as planned by the APCD. Finally, the State's 90-day "hands off" and 3-year warranty requirements for certification should further improve the systems. Efficiency at the nozzle/vehicle interface will also increase, for two reasons. First, both the State and Federal Governments are requiring standardized fill pipes on all vehicles, beginning with 1978 California models. By 1985, 50 to 70% of all vehicles - should have standardized fill pipes. Second, there is reason to believe that nozzle technology is not as well developed as it might be and improvement of nozzle design should provide further efficiency in a few years. Thus, Tactic P7 may be achieved with little or no change in the current regulatory program, assuming that secondary recovery systems are finally installed and standardized automotive fill pipe requirements are implemented. ATTACHMENT 4' ,.! PROPOSED PROCESS FOR COORDINATED LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION ACTIONS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY General Description This process_ proposes to achieve air quality improvements through coordinated land use and transportation actions by local general purpose governments, the Comprehensive Planning Organization (CPO), transit authorities, and the Unified Port District. At the present time., there exists in the San Diego Region a Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP) including Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) adopted by CPO. There also exists a set of general plans which have been adopted by general purpose local governments. At present there are incompatibilities which exist between these plans which interfere with the attainment and maintenance of clean air standards. This proposed process recognizes the validity of both local general plans and the RCP as officially adopted land use and transportation policy in San Diego. This proposed process envisions modifications to both general plans and the RCP so as to achieve consistency of purpose and achieve air quality benefits. Compatibility,among these plans and policies would be brought about by a cooperative effort between local agencies and CPO wherein incompatibilities adversely affecting air quality are jointly identified, appropriate changes determined, and then these changes proposed to local agencies or CPO as appropriate. If, after considering the proposed changes, actions by CPO and local agencies do not resolve incompatibilities which interfere with achievement or maintenance of clean air standards, then the local agency plan may nevertheless be effectuated if the local agency adopts it by at least a 2/3 vote. This proposed land use and transportation process includes formula- tion of an air quality impact assessment methodology for analyzing proposed changes to general plans or changes to the RCP. The Air Pollution Control. District is.currently formulating such a method- ology with the assistance of CPO. If there is regional approval of this land use and transportation process then a change to State law may be sought if needed.